Man arrested on sex charges

Tuesday

Feb 4, 2014 at 12:01 AM

VALLEY SPRINGS - A Burson man was arrested Sunday night outside Starbucks on suspicion of using the Internet to solicit sex from what he believed to be a 10-year-old girl, the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office reported.

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VALLEY SPRINGS - A Burson man was arrested Sunday night outside Starbucks on suspicion of using the Internet to solicit sex from what he believed to be a 10-year-old girl, the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office reported.

Deputies arrested Dylan Ray Mills, 19, on suspicion of two felonies, contacting or communicating with a minor for the purpose of engaging in certain lewd or lascivious behavior, and arranging and meeting with a minor for the purpose of engaging in certain lewd and lascivious behavior.

During an interview with deputies after his arrest, Mills admitted that he conversed on Facebook with a victim he believed to be a 10-year-old girl, according to a report. He allegedly asked her to meet up with him for sexual intercourse at 10 p.m. Sunday, using Starbucks as a rendezvous point.

In reality, Calaveras sheriff's deputies were posing as the girl. Mills sent communications through Facebook that were described as sexually explicit, according to an official report.

At 10 p.m., with the Starbucks at 200 E. Highway 12 under surveillance, Mills sent a Facebook message that he had arrived. Deputies moved in, found him sitting in his vehicle in front of Starbucks, and took him into custody without incident.